Stars And Moon Over City Lights

City lights of Cedar Rapids, Iowa are laid out under setting stars and the moon around 9:50 PM, Saturday, May 7, 2011. The bright star streak at upper left is 0.37 magnitude Procyon, in the constellation Canis Minor (The Lesser Dog). An overexposed waxing crescent moon is at upper right and below the moon are a stars from a portion of the constellation Gemini. The foreground lights at bottom center are from the Newcastle Road neighborhood and at far right is East Robins Road. This image, a stack composite of three separate 30-second exposures, was taken from near the grounds of Christ Community United Methodist Church in Marion, Iowa. Each exposure of this west sky view was shot at f/10, 500 ISO and a focal length of 24mm.